10 Expert tips to learn French faster

People tend to take study for granted: you sit, "study", and after some time, you expect to know... "something".

What if you could learn faster?

These 10 fundamental tips will help you study French more effectively.

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English and French are quite similar in many ways. In fact, even if you have never studied French, you probably know about 3,000 French words, words like 'important', 'email', 'copie', etc. And it's not just vocabulary either. The grammar is quite similar too.

English to French translations

Common phrases

Here is a basic vocabulary you can use if you ever travel to France, chat with French folks online,... or fall for the charms of a French gal/lad.

The column "French translation" is not made of the ultra-sophisticated, never used sentences that frequently plague beginner's phrase books, just common sentences.
I added French phrases in the "informal" column when commonly used. That column contains no profanity. You can safely use it with people you know already.

English

French translation

French translation
Informal

Hi/Hello/Good morning/Good Afternoon

Bonjour

Hi! / Salut!

How are you doing?

Comment allez-vous?

Comment ça va?

My name is ...

Je m'appelle...

Nice meeting you.

Heureux/Enchanté d'avoir fait votre connaissance.

Thank you

Merci

Thank you very much!

Merci beaucoup!

You are welcome

De rien / Je vous en prie

C'est cool, pas de problème

Do you speak English?

Parlez-vous anglais?

Me too

Moi aussi

Very good

Très bien/Excellent

Super/Génial

Not good

Mauvais

pas bon/nul

...,is it not?

...,n'est ce pas?

..., pas vrai?

Do you understand what I am saying?

Est-ce que vous comprenez ce que je veux dire?

Vous comprenez ce que je veux dire?

Please speak slowly.

Pourriez-vous parler plus lentement?

My French is not very good yet.

Je ne parle pas encore très bien le français.

I don't understand. Could you repeat that, please?

Je ne comprend pas. Pouvez-vous répéter?

Your English is almost as bad as my French!

Votre anglais est presque aussi mauvais que mon français!

I come from ...

Je viens de...

Have you ever been to ...

Avez-vous déjà été à...

I am hungry. Let's get something to eat!

J'ai faim. Ca vous dit d'aller manger?

Do you know a good restaurant around here?

Est-ce que vous connaissez un bon restaurant par ici?

Yes

Oui

No

Non

Perhaps

Peut-être

Of course

Bien sûr

No way!

Hors de question!

Can you help me?

Pouvez-vous m'aider?

Where is ....?

Où se trouve...?

Right

Droite

Left

Gauche

Straight ahead

Tout droit

What are you doing?

Que faites-vous?

Qu'est ce que tu fais?

What time is it?

Quelle heure est-il?

Excuse me. (going through a crowd, for instance)

Pardon.

Excuse me. (apologizing)

Excusez-moi/Je suis désolé

How much is that?

Combien ça coûte?

Hello! John speaking.

Allô? John à l'appareil

May I speak to ...

Pourrais-je parler à...

Est-ce que ... est là?

Good bye

Au revoir

Good bye

I love you

Je vous aime

Je t'aime

I like your style

J'aime votre style

I will look forward to our next meeting.

J'espère que nous aurons bientôt l'occasion de nous
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That's all for now. I will add vocubulary when I think of some more. You are most welcome to suggest words and phrases for inclusion.